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2019 general election · Scotland

Edinburgh South: 2019 general election result

Ian Murray (Labour) won Edinburgh South at the 2019 general election with a majority of 11,095. Full result for every candidate, turnout and change since the last election.

Winner
Ian MurrayLabour
Majority
11,09522.3% of valid votes
Turnout
75.1%49,732 valid votes
Electorate
66,188
Result
Lab hold
Result
CandidatePartyVotesShareChangeShare bar
Ian Murray Elected sitting MPLabour23,74547.8%−7.2
Catriona MacDonaldScottish National Party12,65025.4%+3.0
Nick CookConservative8,16116.4%−3.3
Alan BealLiberal Democrats3,8197.7%+4.8
Kate NevensGreen
Scottish Green Party
1,3572.7%+2.7
Valid votes49,732
Majority11,09522.3%

Change compared with the 2017 general election (same boundaries).

Declared 13 December 2019, 04:22.

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Questions and answers

Who won Edinburgh South at the 2019 general election?

Ian Murray (Labour) won with 23,745 votes (47.8%). Result: Lab hold.

What was the majority in Edinburgh South in 2019?

11,095 votes (22.3% of valid votes) over the Scottish National Party candidate, Catriona MacDonald.

What was the turnout in Edinburgh South in 2019?

75.1% of the 66,188 registered electors cast a valid vote (49,732 votes).

Official results UK Parliament election results data (House of Commons Library). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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